Michael Cohen Surrenders to the FBI
CNN
August 20, 2018
Area: New York
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty today to eight counts that include tax evasion and campaign finance violations.
-Counts 1 to 5: Evasion of Assessment of Income Tax Liability
-Count 6: False Statements to a Bank
-Count 7: Causing an Unlawful Corporate Contribution
-Count 8: Excessive Campaign Contribution
In a plea deal, he said that "in coordination and at the direction of a candidate for federal office" he kept information that would have been harmful to the candidate and the campaign from becoming public.
A sentencing date is set for December.
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